Word: tiga
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Dates: during 1916-1916
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...search of a name. The heavenly little body demands the name of some great institution of learning, but what institution this will be depends entirely on the latter's generosity. Will Carthaginian parsimony force the little twinkler to go through life with such a designation as "Yalensis" or "Tiga"? To save it from such a fate voting is being held dally in the CRIMSON Building, 14-20 Plympton street. Votes are now selling at the low figure of 10 cents each; there is no limit to the number of ballots one may cast, for plural voting is allowed and repeaters...
There is already a comet named Princeton, but the committee has decided that Princeton shall not be eliminated but may give the name of "Tiga" to the planet if Princeton obtains possession of the little heavenly body...
...name. The committee in charge consists of Professor Henry Norris Russell, director of the Princeton Observatory, and Hamilton Fish Strong. Working in conjunction with them are the various college newspapers, which are running branch contests to decide whether the name of the new planet will be Harvardiana, Yalensis, Tiga, Columbiana, Cornellia, or Pennsylvania. Princeton was not selected, as there is already a planet of that name...
...charge consists of Professor Henry Norris Russell, director of the Princeton Observatory, and Hamilton Fish Armstrong. Working in conjunction with them will be the various college newspapers, who have been asked to run branch contests to decide whether the name of the new planet will be Harviardiana, Yalensis, Tiga, Columbiana, Cornellia or Pennsylvania...